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Happy Death Day 2U
The first one was a slasher movie with some humor and a little romance. This one leans much closer to comedy. The horror material is toned d

Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019


Isn't It Romantic
It is a really clever idea that serves as a fairly good sendup of the genre. Unfortunately, despite its protagonist’s pessimism, it is also

Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019


The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
It tries to be a continuation and not just do the same things in a somewhat different way. It does not have that feeling of discovery, but h

Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019


Cold War
This is a wonderfully made film. While it has less action than five minutes of a lot of other movies, I could not look away from it. It is s

Ben Pivoz
Feb 10, 2019


The Prodigy
The Prodigy is a bad movie. It is an unoriginal idea stuffed into a poorly devised story with lame twists and no excitement. Horror movies a

Ben Pivoz
Feb 9, 2019


Cold Pursuit
It is a refreshing take on the genre. It is not always successful. The uneven tone is sometimes distracting and the thinness of the characte

Ben Pivoz
Feb 9, 2019


What Men Want
What Men Want is a good idea given a fairly lazy treatment. There are definitely moments that made me laugh out loud. There were also moment

Ben Pivoz
Feb 9, 2019


They Shall Not Grow Old
It is astounding how good They Shall Not Grow Old looks. The job Jackson’s team did cleaning up this footage is amazing. You may have seen t

Ben Pivoz
Feb 7, 2019


Miss Bala
The original was about the innocent people caught in the middle of the war on drugs. The remake is more of an action movie with a topical ho

Ben Pivoz
Feb 2, 2019


Stan & Ollie
I ended up enjoying it for stretches thanks to the performances as well as the general pleasantness of the entire production. It is heavy wi

Ben Pivoz
Jan 31, 2019
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